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Course details

New Zealand Diploma in Engineering - Mechanical
NZQF Level 6

About the course

Become a fully qualified mechanical engineering technician. Put engineering theory into practice and perform technical mechanical operations to professional standards. Become the driver of change, working on projects that are innovative and essential. The diploma is accredited both nationally and internationally.

What you will learn

  • Mathematics
  • Engineering fundamentals
  • Drawing
  • Report production
  • Engineering management

The mechanical engineering strand also teaches students the following:

  • CAD skills
  • Mechanics
  • Materials
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Thermodynamics and heat transfer
  • Strength of materials
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Electrical Fundamentals

More detail about this qualification

Students will gain the skills and attributes required by Engineering New Zealand, which are benchmarked internationally and accredited to the Dublin Accord.

Career options

Become an engineering technician in the mechanical engineering field or design engineer.

Gives entry to the Bachelor of Engineering Technician qualification with 180 credits from the NZDE being cross-credited.

Entry requirements

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Whitireia and WelTec are a business division of Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.

About the provider

The Wellington Institute of Technology is a tertiary institution that trains around 6,100 students every year. We offer a range of industry-led qualifications from trades through to degrees and postgraduate programmes that are future-focused, developed alongside industry and provide students with practical skills so you can pursue your career goals.

WelTec is one of New Zealand's oldest tertiary education institutions and the second-oldest in Wellington. We’ve been helping people find their vocation since 1904.